Roaming video session with radio frequency remote control

A radio frequency (RF) enabled remote control configured for providing a roaming viewing experience, comprising:

• input controls;
• an RF transceiver;
• a processor;
• a memory storage device, including instructions that when executed by the processor enable the RF-enabled remote control to:
• store a device identifier for the RF-enabled remote control in the memory storage device;
• while a content item provided by a first RF-enabled set top box (STB) is being viewed on a first viewing device, transmit the device identifier and a request to the first RF-enabled STB to map a parameter set by which the first RF-enabled STB provides the content item to the device identifier;
• receive, from the first RF-enabled STB, the parameter set mapped to the device identifier for storage in the memory storage device;
• and
• transmit, via the RF transceiver, the device identifier, the parameter set mapped to the device identifier, and an initiation command to a second RF-enabled STB associated with a second viewing device to instruct the second RF-enabled STB to provide the content item on the second viewing device according to the parameter set mapped to the device identifier.

A computer readable storage device including executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, provides a roaming viewing experience in conjunction with radio frequency (RF) enabled remote controls and set top boxes (STB), by:

• storing a device identifier in a memory storage device of an RF-enabled remote control;
• while a content item provided by a first RF-enabled STB is being viewed on a first viewing device, transmitting the device identifier and a request from the RF-enabled remote control to the first RF-enabled STB to map a parameter set to the device identifier, the parameter set used by the first RF-enabled STB for providing the content item on the first viewing device;
• receiving, from the first RF-enabled STB, the parameter set mapped to the device identifier for storage in the memory storage device;
• and
• transmitting the device identifier, the parameter set mapped to the device identifier, and an initiation command from the RF-enabled remote control to a second RF-enabled STB associated with a second viewing device, the initiation command instructing the second RF-enabled STB to provide the content item on the second viewing device according to the parameter set mapped to the device identifier.